New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 20, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1975 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 4 1 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 4 2 1 1
Blomberg dh 4 1 1 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
  Stanley pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Munson c 3 1 0 0
Mason ss 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Herrmann ph 1 1 1 2
  Oliver 1b 1 0 0 0
May p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 6 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 2 1 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Roberts rf 3 0 2 0
Stanley lf 2 0 0 1
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
New York 001 000 600760
Detroit 010 000 000132
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (1-1) 9.0 3 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (1-1) 7.0 6 7 3 1 3
  Walker   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
7
3
2
7

  E–Stanley (1), Ruhle (1).  2B–New York Herrmann (1,off Ruhle); White (2,off Ruhle), Detroit Roberts (3,off May).  HR–New York Bonds (2,3rd inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out); Blomberg (2,7th inning off Ruhle 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Maddox (1,by Ruhle); Munson (1,by Ruhle).  IBB–Bonds (1,by Ruhle).  SF–Stanley (1,off May).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Walker/Freehan).  HBP–Ruhle 2 (2,Maddox,Munson).  IBB–Ruhle (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:05.  A–9,610.
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